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Preaching as Poetry

Author : Paul Scott Wilson
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1426796242
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (267 download)

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Download or read book Preaching as Poetry written by Paul Scott Wilson and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is tempting for preachers in this digital age of plurality and diversity to offer quick sound bites and PowerPoint-style presentations. These tend to invite a yes or no response, as in mathematical equations. But if we are to reach Christians across the theological spectrumandinvite non-Christians to seriously consider our faith, we must take a different approach. What is needed is greater attention to poetry and images meant to communicate the beauty of the faith and the wonder and mystery of God in everyday life. We must communicate the unity of our message of faith, the divine as truth, and justice and healing as expressions of God. Preaching as poetry (theopoetic preaching) allows for the bold imagery of scripture and the gentle invitation of art. Sermons can no longer always be neatly tied up, perfectly linear, with complete answers to every question. In Preaching as Poetry Paul Scott Wilson teaches why this new approach is necessary today, and demonstrates with multiple examples how it works in real sermons. He skillfully guides the reader to incorporate the classical values of beauty, goodness and truth in every sermon, and in ways that connect with congregants and listeners today.

Preaching the Poetry of the Gospels

Author : Elizabeth Michael Boyle
Publisher : Liturgical Press
ISBN 13 : 9780814628911
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Preaching the Poetry of the Gospels written by Elizabeth Michael Boyle and published by Liturgical Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can an understanding of the poetics of the Gospels, together with a reading of poetry inspired by them, make the homily an art form as compelling as a poetry performance? In Preaching the Poetry of the Gospels, Elizabeth Michael Boyle, O.P., offers a preaching guide to the Sunday Lectionary using the insights of poets to enliven and elicit more powerful homilies. Preaching the Poetry of the Gospels demonstrates that not only the Fourth Gospel but also the Synoptics can be read with special understanding when they are interpreted as narrative poetry. For each Sunday, from the first Sunday in Advent through Trinity Sunday, the author offers a poet's reflection on the literary devices in the liturgical texts, and a gathering of poems about the gospel event. Chapters are "Incarnation: Advent to Epiphany, " "Redemption: Ash Wednesday through Holy Week, " "Resurrection: The Sundays of Easter, " "Transformation: Ascension to Trinity Sunday, " and "Reclaiming the Poetry of Ordinary Time."

The Poetry of Preaching

Author :
Publisher : Sword of the Lord Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9780873986687
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (866 download)

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Download or read book The Poetry of Preaching written by and published by Sword of the Lord Publishers. This book was released on 2000 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of religiously themed poems compiled and some written by Clyde H. Box.

Witness to Life

Author : Charles L. Bartow
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)

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Download or read book Witness to Life written by Charles L. Bartow and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-08-23 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Holy Scripture bears witness to life as God intended it and intends it still. It also witnesses to what has been made of life east of Eden. Preaching and poetic witness to life "through faith for faith" (Rom 1:17), therefore, must be attempted with humility and with empathy for all sorts and conditions of human being, looking to Jesus who "humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross" (Phil 2:8).

Wonder Reborn

Author : Thomas Troeger
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199774498
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Wonder Reborn written by Thomas Troeger and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-27 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores an issue at the nerve of the long term health of all churches: how godly wonder can be reborn through renewed attention to the place of beauty in preaching and worship. The book opens with an exploration of the theological and cultural difficulties of defining beauty. It traces the church's historical ambivalence about beauty and art and describes how, in our own day, the concept of beauty has been commercialized and degraded. Troeger develops a theologically informed aesthetic that provides a counter-cultural vision of beauty flowing from the love of God. The book demonstrates how preachers can reclaim the place of beauty in preaching and worship. Chapter two employs the concept of midrash to mine the history of congregational song as a resource for sermons. Chapter three introduces methods from musicology for creating sermons on instrumental and choral works and for integrating word and music more effectively. Chapter four explores how the close relationship between poetry and prayer can stir the homiletical imagination. Each of these chapters includes a selection of the author's sermons illustrating how preachers can use these varied art forms to open a congregation to the beauty of God. A final chapter recounts the responses of congregation members to whom the sermons were delivered. It uses the insights gained from those experiences to affirm how the human heart hungers for a vision of wonder and beauty that empowers people to live more faithfully in the world.

Preaching Poetry

Author : Ocell Donaldson II
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1524585475
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (245 download)

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Download or read book Preaching Poetry written by Ocell Donaldson II and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of spiritual poetry consists of poems with scriptures, and theres a message in every poem to lift a souls spirit. The understanding of my past life in not being a good example to my neighbor in Jesus Christ caught me by the heart, and I was reborn on how to love my neighbor, trust in God, and establish a life with Christ. I am overwhelmingly blessed with this gift from heaven. As I acknowledge him to lead us in the battle, which comes our way, he stands before us in the war that is already won, and he strengthens the circle in which we stand. I pray within these poems that, at least, oneif not alltouches our heart and soul to prepare us for the kingdom of heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ.

Preaching Poetry

Author : Rose Junior
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543459366
Total Pages : 107 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Download or read book Preaching Poetry written by Rose Junior and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: God gave me the gift to write poetry a long time ago. In fact, when He gives me a poem, He is talking to me first and then He wants me to share what I have learned. These poems are about real-life struggles. Although some may seem harsh, they are the truth. Jesus is a doctor and people cant get well until after they have chosen Him as their permanent physician. The enemy has more patience than we do, and he will wait 10-20 years to take you, if the keeper does not keep you. Also, many people think that what they are doing is right and they simply dont know its wrong, until someone tells them. Through poetry, God has given me the ability to show His people His truth about themselves as well as the God that can deliver. DONT FOOL YOURSELF, YOU CAN ONLY CAP SIN WITH A KEEPING GOD.

Whatever Happened to Delight?

Author : J. Barrie Shepherd
Publisher : Presbyterian Publishing Corp
ISBN 13 : 0664227813
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (642 download)

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Download or read book Whatever Happened to Delight? written by J. Barrie Shepherd and published by Presbyterian Publishing Corp. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preaching is an art, J. Barrie Shepherd argues, and the sermon is an art form, an exercise in creativity and imagination. But all too often preaching suffers from a lack of imagination and a loss of the joy and wonder that attracted the crowds to Jesus' words two thousand years ago. In this book, based on his 2003 Beecher Lectures at Yale Divinity School, Shepherd hopes to encourage the preacher toward a more creative vision for the sermon. His approach is spontaneous, eclectic, intuitive, and daring. Shepherd's purpose is to encourage the preacher to think of life as filled with God's presence, to search for the presence, and to use images and words to unveil that presence. The end result is a sermon that is full of astonishment and delight.

Preachers, Poets, and the Early English Lyric

Author : Siegfried Wenzel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 1400854148
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Preachers, Poets, and the Early English Lyric written by Siegfried Wenzel and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Middle English lyric is intimately related to late medieval preaching, not only because many lyrical poems have been preserved in sermon manuscripts, but also because preaching furnished a unique opportunity to create and utilize poems. Preachers, Poets, and the Early English Lyric explores this relationship in detail. Originally published in 1986. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

A Gospel Book

Author : Jan Miller
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 31 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book A Gospel Book written by Jan Miller and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2023-09-21 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Gospel Book delivers the Good News of Jesus Christ! This poetic book is filled with the Word of God, giving messages that are relevant for this current season, as some of the language is apropos. One poem is unique, in that it contains imagery that reflects Scripture, which is noted in the title. A Gospel Book is also a reflection of the author's loving relationship with the Lord, with the last poem being about the Christmas Story. In this special book you will find Jesus from cover to cover!

The Art of Preaching

Author : Robert Dodsley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 30 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Preaching written by Robert Dodsley and published by . This book was released on 1746 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Reading for Preaching

Author : Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802870775
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book Reading for Preaching written by Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Reading for Preaching Cornelius Plantinga makes a striking claim: preachers who read widely will most likely become better preachers. Plantinga -- himself a master preacher -- shows how a wide reading program can benefit preachers. First, he says, good reading generates delight, and the preacher who enters the world of delight goes with God. Good reading can also help tune the preacher's ear for language -- his or her primary tool. General reading can enlarge the preacher's sympathies for people and situations that she or he had previously known nothing about. And, above all, the preacher who reads widely has the chance to become wise. This beautifully written book will benefit not just preachers but anyone interested in the wisdom to be derived from reading. Works that Plantinga interacts with in the book include The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini Enrique's Journey, by Sonia Nazario Silence, by Shusaku Endo "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy "Narcissus Leaves the Pool" by Joseph Epstein Les Miserables, by Victor Hugo . . . and many more!

The Pastor as Minor Poet

Author : M. Craig Barnes
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802829627
Total Pages : 147 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)

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Download or read book The Pastor as Minor Poet written by M. Craig Barnes and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today s pastors often expected to be multitasking marvels who can make their churches "successful" are understandably confused about their role. Craig Barnes contends that the true calling of a pastor is to assist others in becoming fully alive in Christ to be a "minor poet." The pastor absorbs the wisdom of major poets the biblical poets as well as the church s theological poets and distills its essence for parishioners. / The Pastor as Minor Poet calls pastors to continually search for a deeper, truer understanding of what they see both in the text of Scripture and in the text of their parishioners' lives. Discerning the subtexts beneath these texts reveals the core truths that allow pastors to preach the heart of the Word and to understand the hearts of the people to whom they minister. Written with a seasoned pastor s depth of understanding and a poet's sensibility and sensitivity, this book will minister to and inspire pastors everywhere.

The Homiletical Canvas

Author : Christopher Thoma
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781511855730
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book The Homiletical Canvas written by Christopher Thoma and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2010-07-11 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thoma has designed The Homiletical Canvas to help preachers recognize that among God's people the greatest place for flexing the muscle of creativity is not the rites and ceremonies of public worship, but rather the sermon is the means to meet the need. Here, the preacher can express with colorful ingenuity the vibrant beauty of the Gospel, and he has the opportunity to offer this sacred truth with the voice of a poet. And because the preacher's primary tool for expression is the spoken word, Thoma examines how language may be used in order that the preacher's skills improve toward this end, eventually concluding that the study of poetry is crucial to the art of homiletics as a joyful expression of faith. Faith, by its very nature, reaches out for the tools of language (poetry and rhetoric), not despising them, but holding them as means for colorful expression. And with this, men are equipped for "grasping the sacred truths, as well as for handling them skillfully and successfully" (Luther). This is the task of the preacher in the Lord's church, to take hold of the sacred truths, to handle them skillfully in order that the end result of service, by God's grace, will be that the hearers receive and remember the pure preaching of God's Word in its beauty and splendor.

Poetry, My Bible, and Me

Author : Raymond K Huff
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440194548
Total Pages : 113 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Poetry, My Bible, and Me written by Raymond K Huff and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Poetry, My Bible and Me" is a unique written book of poetry, because many of the poems are Derived directly from scripture, love and life, and provides a new and fascinating way of being understood. The poems in this book, are not just words, but they have been inspired by the gifted author thru prayer, and spirit revelation, and lifetime experiences. Never will you see such a widely fashion of poetry combined in one book, that provides, knowledge, humor, and thought provoking conversations about the topics inside. The author has been preaching and teaching the gospel for years, and was led from within to put many scriptures, and experiences in a modern form of poetry, that has already inspired many who has heard his innovative style of writing. Trust me, it will be hard to pick a favorite, and hard to stop reading the same poems over and over again, as each line takes you on ride that will keep you enthused, intrigued and excited about what's coming next. A book, you will read more than once, and you will definitely share with others. "It's so hard to pick a favorite, because many of them reach you in different ways, and you just want to read them over and over again" -T. Fisher "His poems reach across race, religion and its content is suitable for all ages" -S. Conyers "There is a healing in his poetry, that reaches the very essence of your mind and soul..." -R. Trotter "Once you start to read a poem, you are fascinated, and intrigued by what's coming next" -E. Chatman "When I read one of the poems regarding scripture, I then want to go and read the passage of scripture he writes about" -D. Conyers

Resources for Preaching and Worship - Year B

Author : Hannah Ward
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
ISBN 13 : 9780664224776
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Resources for Preaching and Worship - Year B written by Hannah Ward and published by Westminster John Knox Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first of a three-volume lectionary resource that weaves together a rich tapestry of quotations, meditations, poems, and prayers by classic and contemporary spiritual writers. Each volume links with the lectionary readings for Sundays and for important festival days such as Christmas, Easter and Pentecost. Anyone who is concerned with preaching on Sunday, or leading study groups or prayer groups during the course of the week, can find here something to feed personal reflection, to stimulate ideas for sermon themes, and to provide stories and poems as well as prayers that in some way relate to the biblical readings for the day concerned.

The Art of Preaching Old Testament Poetry

Author : Steven D. Mathewson
Publisher : Baker Academic
ISBN 13 : 9781540967626
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (676 download)

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Download or read book The Art of Preaching Old Testament Poetry written by Steven D. Mathewson and published by Baker Academic. This book was released on 2024-12-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Preachers often struggle with preaching Old Testament poetry. They are uncertain how to preach the highly emotive poems in Psalms, the one-liners in Proverbs, the tedious conversations in Job, the esoteric observations about life in Ecclesiastes, and the confusing love poems in the Song of Songs. Here leading pastor theologian Steven Mathewson instructs and inspires preachers to preach some of the most challenging--and some of the richest--material in the Old Testament. This companion to his successful The Art of Preaching Old Testament Narrative guides readers through preaching the oft-neglected Old Testament poetic books. Mathewson introduces foundational issues and offers basic methodology and preaching strategies that are faithful to the text and sensitive to its listeners. Highlighting Mathewson's skill at bringing the riches of the Old Testament to bear on the life of the church, this book makes scholarship on the poetic books accessible for pastors and pastors-in-training. It also includes sample sermons.